Enhancing Civic Engagement: The Effect of Direct Democracy on Political Participation and Knowledge

State Politics & Policy Quarterly

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-41

  Tolbert, Caroline J ^a   Mcneal, Ramona S ^a   Smith, Daniel A ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 3142732440     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: 19461607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000300300102     Document Type: Article

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